Produced to demonstrate to wool growers the best method of spreading the virus disease, Myxomatosis, among rabbits. The film surveys the extensive damage to pastures due to rabbit infestation and shows how the pest may be eradicated by the disease, fatal to rabbits, but harmless to farm animals and human beings. Recommended methods of spreading the disease are demonstrated; infection of healthy animals by the swab and inoculation methods; exposure of infected animal to mosquitoes; the spread of disease among the rabbit population of a district.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007425
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agricultural pests
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Pest control
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Pest introduction
Animals & Wildlife → Rabbit control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmentally induced diseases
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pest control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pest introduction
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmentally induced diseases
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)